Problem downloading

[Bubblehead]

Pete:

A while back I submitted a thread complaining about problems downloading. At the time I thought it was only in Simviation I was having download problems. I forgot what the suggestions were to correct it and I did not pay much attention to the problem but of course I was not able to download any new aircraft on the menu. But now I found out that the problem with download not only affected Simviation but all others, that is, I cannot download at all. When I click on the download icon all I see is a temporary flash of a window of sorts and that's it. I tried downloading the Apache Open Office 4.1 and it didn't work. So obviously the problem is somewhere else. Got any suggestions what I should look for?

Thanks

Don

[Tug002]

If I remember reading the post and answers correctly everyone sugested using a different web browser for the download and see if that works.
Hope this helps you out
Keep smiling
Tug

[Bass]

Hi Don
See this also
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=169322

[Bubblehead]

Pete: I tried to download a different browser (MS Internet Explorer 11) but alas my problem was my inability to download in the first place. Can I download the browser to another PC and then copy it to this PC? Any suggestions?

[Capt_Cronic]

what browser are you useing now ?

[pete]

If you are using windows PC then IE should be installed by default. No need to download it. I am guessing some 'security' is blocking things.

Try booting up in safe mode - then open whatever browser -- I prefer Firefox -- and try downloading. If this works - we have to see what is running in normal start up that is the problem

If no luck --
Boot up normally then

Press Alt Ctrl delete

See what is running in Task manager.

Can you provide a screenshot of that?

[Bubblehead]

Got it fixed. I downloaded IE 11 to my other PC, copied it and loaded it to this PC. Then I changed browser from Mozilla Firefox to IE 11. That took care of the problem. Now I can download. Tried it with one of the FSX aircraft and it worked.

Thanks to yaw'll.

[logjam]

Now that's interesting.

[Hagar]

Very odd. As Pete pointed out, IE is bundled with Windows. If you're using Windows 7 you should already have IE 11 installed.

[Bass]

Now that's interesting.

+1

[Bubblehead]

Hagar:

I did have IE 11 already in my PC but didn't know that. I found that out when I installed the copied IE 11, it automatically stated that I already have the latest IE 11. Learn something everyday.